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The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom [1] [2] responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.
The King's Regulations (first published in 1731 and known as the Queen's Regulations when the monarch is female) is a collection of orders and regulations in force in the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, and Commonwealth Realm Forces (where the same person as on the British throne is also their separate head of state), forming guidance for officers of these armed services in all ...
Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes. Admiralty law consists of both domestic law on maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between private parties operating or using ocean-going ships.
Since Elizabethan times, the symbol of authority for a British admiralty court has been a silver oar, placed before the judge when the court is in session. In this respect the silver oar is the equivalent of a ceremonial mace , representing the authority of the Crown and the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom . [ 8 ]
Rule 1 - Application. [6] This rule states that the COLREGs should be complied with by all vessels on the "high seas". [6]Rule 2 – Responsibility. [6] This rule allows Master mariners and other persons in charge of vessels to depart from the rules to "avoid immediate danger", provided there are special circumstances for doing so. [6]
The Merchant Seamen Act 1728 (2 Geo. 2. c. 36) was a significant piece of British legislation passed in 1729. The Act was originally stipulated to run five years but was renewed periodically until it was made perpetual by 2 Geo. 3. c. 5 in 1761. [1]
The Department of the Permanent Secretary [1] also formally known as the Department of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty or the Department of the Secretary was the Civil Service department responsible for the control, direction and guidance of all administrative functions of the British Admiralty from 1702 to 1964, it was headed by the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty.
The Hague Rules of 1924 effectively codified, albeit in a diluted form, the English common law rules to protect the cargo owner against exploitation by the carrier. Nearly 50 years later, the Hague-Visby "update" made few changes, so that the newer Rules still applied only to "tackle to tackle" carriage (i.e. carriage by sea) and the container ...